Wireless communication system having cell saturation based content delivery

• US 9,918,247 B2
• Filed: 07/11/2016
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gorsuch, Thomas E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Gidado, Rasheed
• Application Number:
  US15/207,164
• Publication Number:
  US 20160323770A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/00 Arrangements for metering, time-control or time indication ; Metering, charging or billing arrangements for voice wireline or wireless communications, e.g. VoIP
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/16 according to connection obtained
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/745 Customizing according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. friends or family
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/80 Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8016 based on quality of service [QoS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8033 location-dependent, e.g. business or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/8214 Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0108 Customization according to wishes of subscriber, e.g. customer preferences, friends and family, selecting services or billing options, Personal Communication Systems [PCS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0152 General billing plans, rate plans, e.g. charge rates, numbering plans, rate centers, customer accounts
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/0168 On line or real-time flexible customization or negotiation according to wishes of subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2013 Fixed data network, e.g. PDN, ATM, B-ISDN
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/2026 Wireless network, e.g. GSM, PCS, TACS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/206 CDMA, i.e. Code Division Multiple Access
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/22 Bandwidth or usage-sensitve billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/32 Involving wireless systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7414 QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/7435 Location dependent, e.g. Bussiness or home
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2215/782 : Data or packet based
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4938 : comprising a voice browser which renders and interprets, e.g. VoiceXML
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 : Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 : Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0226 : based on location or mobility handoff or reselection H04W36/00; mobile application services making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 : Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0072 : of resource information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 : using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/24 : Accounting or billing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/30 : Services specially adapted for particular environments, situations or purposes

Abstract

Receiving Internet Protocol (IP) data content having an associated file type and service port number is disclosed. Determining a level of service for a portable wireless transceiver is further disclosed. The level of service may be associated with the file type, the service port number and a saturation of users in a cell of the wireless transceiver. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a partial service level, data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a limited data rate. On a condition the level of service is determined to be a full service level, the data content may be delivered to the portable wireless transceiver at a data rate higher than the limited data rate.

Claims

1. A method performed in a cellular network, the method comprising:

detecting a saturation of users in a cell of the cellular network, wherein a base station associated with the cell is in communication with a portable wireless transceiver;

receiving, by the cellular network from a web server, Internet Protocol (IP) data content, wherein the IP data content has an associated file type and a service port number;

determining a level of service for the portable wireless transceiver, wherein the level of service is associated with the file type, the service port number and the saturation of users in the cell;

on a condition the level of service is determined to be a partial service level, delivering the data content to the portable wireless transceiver at a limited data rate; and

on a condition the level of service is determined to be a full service level, delivering the data content to the portable wireless transceiver at a data rate higher than the limited data rate.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP data content is streaming video data content.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the service port number is port 80.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining that the IP data content is disallowed and blocking the IP data content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the IP data content is one of text, data communication, voice communication, electronic mail message or short message.

6. A network device for operation in a cellular network, the network device comprising:

circuitry configured to detect a saturation of users in a cell of the cellular network, wherein a base station associated with the cell is in communication with a portable wireless transceiver;

a receiver configured to receive, Internet Protocol (IP) data content from a web server, wherein the IP data content has an associated file type and a service port number;

circuitry configured to determine a level of service for the portable wireless transceiver, wherein the level of service is associated with the file type, the service port number and the saturation of users in the cell;

circuitry configured to, on a condition the level of service is determined to be a partial service level, deliver the data content to the portable wireless transceiver at a limited data rate; and

circuitry configured to, on a condition the level of service is determined to be a full service level, deliver the data content to the portable wireless transceiver at a data rate higher than the limited data rate.

7. The network device of claim 6, wherein the IP data content is streaming video data content.

8. The network device of claim 6, wherein the service port number is port 80.

9. The network device of claim 6, further comprising circuitry configured to determine that the IP data content is disallowed and block the IP data content.

10. The network device of claim 6, wherein the IP data content is one of text, data communication, voice communication, electronic mail message or short message.